About Points, Flights, Points, Reviews, Using Points / 01.09.2019

Delta 717 first class is a narrow seat with limited food options. It's easy for Australians flying in the US to get excited when noticing they're booked in first class with Delta. The truth is that Delta doesn't use the term 'business class' at all. Delta's premium cabin on larger international aircraft is Delta One, which is their all-aisle access & flat bed offering. On their smaller aircraft, the only premium cabin is first class (which is what we in Australia would refer to as business class). Delta 717 First...

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About Points, Lounge, Reviews / 08.05.2019

Great food and drink at the SilverKris Lounge Changi. But no views. It can be confusing to first timers, that Singapore Airlines has both a SilverKris and KrisFlyer Gold Lounge in each terminal at Singapore Changi. By default you could assume that the KrisFlyer Gold Lounge would be better than the SilverKris one. But for Singapore Airlines, their Gold lounges are for their top tier frequent flyers - and they're not as nice as their flagship SilverKris lounges. This photo is the entry to the KrisFlyer Gold lounge next...

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About Points, Earning Points / 25.03.2019

From time to time, loyalty programs offer the opportunity to fast track yourself to a premium status. Usually you need to be of some status, with some loyalty program, but in some cases you can start from nothing and still be eligible to fast track your status. Status Match Explained A status match offer is an offer from a loyalty program that you don't have status with, to match the status of a loyalty program that you do have status with. Status match offers can be between airline loyalty programs, airline...

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About Points, Earning Points / 23.02.2019

Need to rack up some Qantas status credits quickly, to maintain your status? Status credits runs are actually a thing. I flew to Melbourne once to catch up with friends for a weekend, and I bumped into a friend from Sydney at Melbourne airport. I asked him what he was up to for the weekend, he said he'd just flown to Melbourne and was about to fly straight back to Sydney - because he only needed 40 status credits to maintain Platinum. True story. Knowing this, I've put together the...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Reviews, Using Points / 31.10.2018

Either this flight was flawless, or my expectations were low? Having never flown them before, my expectations of Malaysia Airlines business class were solely based on their reputation over the last few years. And quite simply, I was actually very impressed. My flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney was originally in one of their A330-300 aircraft. But then about 4 months prior to the flight, I received a seat change notification from them. Feeling a little annoyed that they the nerve to move me, I logged in to my flight...

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About Points, Using Points / 15.10.2018

You've booked your overseas business class flight, how exciting! But now what to do between now and then? I find these things help to keep me excited about the trip and also make sure I'm getting everything done before I go away. None of these are necessities, more so just things to keep an eye on to make sure your flight goes as planned and you’re doing everything you should be doing. The boring things: As soon as you have booked your flights, get your travel insurance sorted. If an...

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About Points, Using Points / 14.10.2018

Virgin Australia is a great option for flights to Bali from Sydney or Brisbane. They offer great prices if you’re planning on paying with cash, and it’s also one of the best ways to use Velocity frequent flyer points. A return economy Virgin Australia points flight from Sydney to Denpasar will cost 44,600 Velocity points plus around $143.86 in taxes (varies with exchange rates). The same flight would cost you $749.86 in cash – giving you a value of about 1.4 cents per Velocity point. Which is pretty strong...

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About Points, Using Points / 14.10.2018

Singapore Airlines is a great option to get to Asia and onto mainland Europe and the UK. Velocity members in Australia can use their Velocity points on the Virgin Australia website to book rewards flights. But you can also transfer your Velocity points to Krisflyer points, to book directly on the Singapore Airlines website. But the question is, which option is better? Transferring from Velocity to Krisflyer You can transfer points from Velocity to Krisflyer easily and immediately. And vice versa. Each time you transfer them from one program to the...

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About Points, Using Points / 14.10.2018

For most people, Velocity points are hard earned. So here's my top 5 tips to making them work hard for you when it comes to redeeming for reward flights. Never pay for the airport taxes with the points. Instead, pay for these with cash. Treating yourself to business? Pay for economy and then upgrade with points. It gives you a much better points exchange rate. If you’re booking Singapore airlines flights, always check the Singapore Airlines website as well. Sometimes you will pay less points, sometimes more (remember...

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About Points, Flights, Points, Using Points / 14.10.2018

People often ask if it’s a better use of points to buy a business seat using points, or pay for an economy seat and then upgrade with points. Here's the answer - using flights to Auckland as an example. There are two ways to calculate this, but I think this is more accurate and conservative. Looking at Virgin Australia business class from Sydney to Auckland, you’ll be paying around $1,237.66 return when booking 9 months in advance. The same flight and class would cost you 71,000 velocity points plus $183.66...

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